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Creating a forever home for this Trinidadian community and the endangered animals within it

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

The YLAI Network team asked Rondell a few questions about his unique path to conservation and his role in his community, ensuring that all species are living in a healthy environment. Sadly, in 2014, when I relapsed for the second time since my initial surgery, the board of directors made the decision to terminate my tenure at ESTREC.

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Meet the man empowering young leaders by starting with their computer repairs

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Before starting his own company, Boon’s Computer Repairs , in 2014 in St. Knowing how important technology is to every young entrepreneur, along with their leadership skills, Janeel’s passion for both came through in his interview with the YLAI Network, shared below. Kitts and Nevis, Janeel came from humble beginnings. government.

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One woman’s path to financial empowerment leads the way

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

2018 YLAI fellow Kenishia Mais is the founder of ThrivingDollars , a financial education platform empowering young adults with the tools and resources they need to make smarter decisions, create their ideal financial lives, and gain the freedom to pursue more of what they love. How has YLAI helped you achieve your mission? Create community.

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Why You Need a Business Mentor (and Where You Can Find One)

StartupNation

In addition, working with the SBDC has also resulted in a much larger and growing network of business mentors and supporters. In addition to mentoring, SCORE offers a wealth of free, on-demand business resources, workshops and educational services and in-person workshops through local chapters. Find your VBOC here. . Choose carefully.

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SwipeRx lands $27M from MDI and Gates Foundation to digitize the pharma industry in Southeast Asia

TechCrunch

Pharmacies in Southeast Asia were largely fragmented, mom-and-pop shops operating in silos when the company — originally known as mClinica — was incorporated in Singapore in 2014. Meralli insists that SwipeRx is now the largest regional provider of online accredited education for pharmacy professionals, in fact.).

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Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M

TechCrunch

Save the Children Impact Investment Fund, Verdant Frontiers Fintech and Logos Ventures participated in the round, as did the Nairobi Business Angels Network (NaiBAN), and Melvyn Lubega, co-founder of Go1, an Australia-based edtech unicorn. We were bootstrapping at the time, and didn’t have enough resources to do consumer education.

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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

TechCrunch

The report also pinpoints other metrics such as fixed and mobile broadband connections and mobile cellular network coverage. These markets make up 32% of Africa’s population, 51% of the continent’s mobile network connections, 50% of its professional developers and 51% of its GDP. Sectoral transformation.

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